Anterior intercostal nerve damage after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with use of internal thoracic artery graft

2000 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 1455-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Mailis ◽  
Margarita Umana ◽  
Christopher M Feindel
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Internal Thoracic Artery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Graft ◽  
Intercostal Nerve ◽  
Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Artery Graft ◽  
Internal Thoracic Artery Graft

Pharmacology to prevent spasm in conduits

2021 ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
Guo-Wei He
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Internal Thoracic Artery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Bypass Graft ◽  
Artery Bypass Graft ◽  
Artery Graft ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Current Incidence

The current incidence of coronary artery bypass graft spasm has been estimated at 0.43%. The first report of early postoperative graft spasm as a clinical entity was in the left internal thoracic (mammary) artery graft in 1987. Subsequently it was reported that spasm could be a localized phenomenon or a diffuse process, referred to as a ‘string sign’. These clinical reports promoted intense physiological and pharmacological studies on the biological characteristics of the internal thoracic artery to understand the nature of spasm.

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